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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05
What rompeii nicdof.

A Post Express reporter CHANGED to be
standing beside the delivery desk of one
Of the city libraries when a well-dressed
lady Of thirty approached the desk. The
Librarian was cutting the leaves of new
copy of the Last Days OF Pompeii,
every now and then stopping TO read a
passage from the famous novel. The
lady glanced around hstlessly and said,
Il would like to tiud something new in
the way OF nice reading. Nothing very
strong. you know, something light and
amusing. That Is nice looking book
you have there. What is ityH
1T Is the Last Days OF Pompeii.'
last Days Of Pompeii-P ompeii
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05
His Only Regret.
Dakott Bell.

A Dakota loan agent was dying al'
spiritual adviser had been called IN
my friend, said the minister ~.
ably your last hour has come Is '1'
anything that troubles your" -
"I-I-loaned $50 to a man yesiefa''.
he faltered,
"Yes-go on" Il
Il charged him three per cent h'-
interest, and-and- 80,
Il see, see. my friend. You are 80 ~.
you charged the poor man 50 muOn w ~
want to release him of part Of y ~.
you go All, it does my heart gooe y "
such noble impulses" .sr
Hold on, parson," replied the 4,
speaking with great effort, "ths' M
isn't quite it. Twas thinking that ! -. -
-yes-I-might just as well have Gus Gus Il
him four per cent and got bonus "
besides But it's too late.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05

gentleman interested in the com
merce of the greaI lakes says that 1t Is
going TO large hulls. Twenty years ago
propeller that could carry 10000 bush
els of grain or 1000 tons of coal was con
sidered monster, but there are many
now ia trade between Buffalo and Chicl
20 and Cleveland and Duluth that carry
over 100000 bushels of grain IN single
cargo. The Onoko, one of the great iron
pro ellers, takes 10000 bushels Of oats
in a single cargo. Thsselarge vessels are
fast crowding the smaller propellers and
and sailing vessels of the lakes.
DR.. Mary Walker believes that the
Charles II. Walker who died recently in
New Orleans, leaving fortune OF S25,oo0
was relative of hers, and she Is taking
steps to see whether she is not his legal
heir.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05

Tennes seean who has come into pos
session of few shares of stock of a
Southern road through the death of a
relative, wrote to the president to know
what dividends we're being paid. No
answer. He wrote again. No answer.
He wrote weekly, semi-weekly, tri-weekly,
and finally daily but no answer WAS re-
ceived. He finally made trip of 200
miles to walk in ON the president and ask
him the question direct. "Why, we don't
pay any dividends, OF course was the
answer. "And cuss me if l want any,
exclaimed the holder. "All am after is
to lick 500 ont of you for the trouble
I've been to-" And they say he did it,
An eastern paper suggests as political
issue the annexation of Canada. Bot the
project will never be popular IN tins
country. Mexico is too remote from our
financial centcrs, the facilities for reach
ing it are imperfect, and Canada is the
only country to which the American de
faulter can withdraw in few hours
time. It's convenience and accessibility
makes it desirable that it should retain
the political status that now enables It
to supply refuge for retired American
hnauCiers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05

who was PompeIif what did he die Off /
never could bear tragedy"
Il believe he died of an eruption. Yet,
this Is rather tragical," replied the Ii
brarian with the faintest smile imagin-
able. The lady departed after securing
something slight and amusing" and with.
out the slightest idea that she had fur
nished any amusement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05

While General Butler has been $3.50 .rd
many years for having silver spoon
otter table ware While in New Uris0 Il
he has never rlads 10Y public denial. .i 1.
a trial a few days ago, however s:.b r.
fed that al tie silvergsre, etc sa...ss.,e5
found there ,sas inventoried ana ~
over to his successor, Gen. banAs! 4
reeeipted Tor it, and thus treateu nj
confederate property taken for 'A'
OF the government
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05
Twins AlIAround.

From he kankAkre III gazette
Eugene George. farmer living q short
distance west of Cabery, has COW which
gave birth TO twin calves q few weeks ago
The next week four Of his ewes had twin
lambs, the next week MS mare achieved
twin colts, and last Saturday Mrs. George
presented him with twinss boy and a
girl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05

The Important Part Train Dispatchers Play
In the Rapid and Safe Movement Of Pasen-
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Political Points.

If the fate4 ever ordain that there
shall be Republican Vice-President
of these United States elected by the
people, we hope Judge Settle will be
the man. We are pleased to learn
that the Judge has been restored to
his original good health and fne
physical Charlotte Home
and Democrat.
Somebody has suggested Col. Frank
Coke as proper candidate tor Con-
gress in the Asheville District. The
principal reasons assigned for selecting
him is that he is rich and has visited
New York and Brooklyn and that he
is the owner OF Battery Park Hotel.
Another recommendation that should
not be forgotten is that he owns a
"Tallyhoe" and may be said to be
English you know. Now if these
things do not fit man to be Con.
gresham what does, pray tell. just
let the Colonel mount his "Tallyhoe'
and bring one long blast from his
trumpet and the voters of the West
will rush from the woods to follow him
wherever he shall lead. OF course
they will. Do they not fall down and
worship(?) style and show Hurrah
for Col. Frank Coxe.-Kinston Free
Prtss.
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child, I had given her no chance to
tell me anything. A few more days
all would be gone and the hours that
I hac dreamed of 80 long would come.
But when morning came q note lay
on my pillow and my little girl was
gone.
"Well, sir, I needn't tell you how I
felt. The days dragged by, but how I
do not know. It was not tnat I miss
ed her only, for had she gone with our
god-speed I would have been content
to know that she was happy, or had
We buried her I could still have
thought of what she was. But it SEEM
ed when 1 had lived my life for her
that she had turned and stabbed me.
Gas the days dragged on my heart
went back to the little one we had
buried in the snow. She loved me al
ways, and loves me yet. And SO 1
keep her little chair here by me and
when all alone I see her there with
her ragged doll just as she used to be.
But in the night sometimes / hear
them crying and when l wake and
find both babies gone l have to pray
the Lord to give me strength to bear
life through until He comes"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-10-20
Don't Leave the Old n orth State.

Rev. p. F. ". Stansey in Mt1oton EnterprIss.
A young man, with wife and two
children left Rowan county for Texas
early last fall-left comfortable lit.
tle home-sold off everything he pos
sessed. went to Texas to make a fort
une, and in short time after getting
there buried all his children, and re-
turned to North Carolina to begin life
anew. And this is only one case among
hundreds who meet with similar
fate. As a rule all who go to to the
West and succeed would do just as
well here, if they would put forth the
same energies here as there. Our
young men by hundreds are going to
Texas, and thousands of acres of land
in Western North Carolina yet un-
cultivated, rich in products, rich il
minerals and tlmbers, and an atsnos.
phere as pure as heaven can give, and
water as cool in August as if it had
just dropped from an iceberg, and
where fevers scarcely ever scorch, or
chills ever shake, and yet they leave
all these blessings snd conveniences,
and go where many of them lose their
health, and their lives, and others re-
turn poorer financially than before
they left. Unless man has plenty
of brains or capital, or has good bust
ness qualities, he would do better to
stay among the hills of Western North
Carolina, than go west to make fort
une by manual labor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-10-20
CHINQUEPINs.

Cheek is the tight rope upon which
crafty men often cross the chasm of
ignorance to success Washington
Hatchct.
"Tis love that makes the world 60
round" Yes, and tits revenge that
makes the world get square.-Burtsng-
ton Free Press.
Miss Charlotte, who has $4,000 a
year)-Really, Mr.. Hunter, some one
else has my love. Mr. H.-Wen,
that ought to satisfy hint viii bs
content with the rest.-LJe.
A physician says that wild In
dian never has a cold in his head.
True, but there are other things in his
head which are abhorent to civiliza-
tion.-San Francisco Alto.
Father of Fair One-We close up
here at 10 o'clock. Brass-headed
beau-That's good idea. 1t keeps
fellows out who don't know enough tt
get inside earlier.-IitBits.
A correspondent asks this: "Whicf
fills the greatest number of pews a
church, the minister or milliner?" Wei
if they are both fashionable" the hon
ors must be divided equally.-Sho
| and Leather Reporter.
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PRICE, ) CENTS
Shakespeare at Chapel n!
spsoial Co-re,po7de7ee Of Tie Sen =

Spscial Co-respo7de7ce Of Tie Scr
Chapel Hill is nov ENJOYING -
ries OF lectures by some of the a.t t
prominent msa III the State. y. o
were especially fortqnate in hsx ,
with US, last '7ee;l, Hen A. NJ. We
deil-the mere men, ,iJl Of whose 81.
guarantees that we are having ,att.-
ing dull or cohlr1onplace He s,.,s >
on the 9th, inst, on the "Curiositi:.s of
History" II was speculative di,-
sertation upon the much mootc 1ue,-
ton az to who were the first discoy ~
and settlers of America Hes vel
In an elaborate anu Interesting lain
OF reasoning, supported by fac, H.
tory, that the claims of Colun = 4
also Of Mortimer to pre-Gl SEQ sv. f,
wereAs entirely unfap..dei; that c,l
Christopher discovered" coun
which Lad actual, Seen settled ,or, /,
before by people Of Irish extrattic
who sailed in their rude ships fraDl
Iceland to Greenland, from whia'. i.
is but few miles to the America,
mainland. AS proof Of this as ert
he mentions the FACT that Col' mb
found tribe of Indians h,rc~-t;
Tuscaroras, who lad blue eyes alI
brown hair and spoke the IRISH
brogue. Indians were also foun, b.
yond the Mississippi With these dH
tinguishing chAra cteristics, 10
seems to prove beyond doubt, a'.
TO the Irlshmsn belongs tie honor ~
discovering this continent. Old Ic--
landic historlas now in existence giy
an account Of expeditions made 10 u
country, which from the descri rtion
could bave been no other than Green
land. Mr.. Waddeli once delive,e,l
this lecture in Washington Civ.
While there he met a distinguishee.
Englishman, who had come to this
country to lecture upon similar sub
ject, but finding it so exclusively
treated by Mr.. Eaddeii, decided DOT
| to deliver his lecture.
On the 11th he told us what Shat.
peare knew about law and also some
thing about his earlier life. Accord
Ing to Lord Campbell, an excellent
authority, SEakspeares knowle,iee q.
.saS and its hardest technicalities, as
videnced by several of his plays par
ticuiarly the Merry Wives, ana
Romeo and Juliet, and his soHatt'
which are full Of law terms, va
thorough and complete. Where h5
gained this accurate knowledge OF lar
ia mystery. as there is no evidenc;
that he ever studied law or much o,
anything else.
| Col. A. d. Jones, of Raleigh !. t,
give the next lecture. 1t is sure b,
be entertaining and instructive.
GAOL.
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Congressman Reid.

Hon. james w. Reid has been here
two weeks, and looks very well. He
will practice law in California. His
wife has been here to see him. He
finds he has great many friends who
wish. him we'll Washington Corres-
pondencc Charlotte Chronicle.
While in Danville last Friday Judge
Aiken told US that he had just return
ed from Washington City, and that
whils there he saw Mr.. Reid and
talked about an hour with him. Mr..
Reid will settle somewhere on the
Pacific slope.-Webster's Weekly.
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~s1aE-xzS
The Chicago Ne,os, Oh the day =
the Presidents arrival in that ci,'
published short ,.ddl sa.es OF welc a,
10 almost every Alovu lang -,
Then followed twenty columns or
letters tron. representative men OF tno
Union, giving rneir individnal opir
ions of President Cleveland and n.
administration. We pabiisn the two
letters that had been forwarded to he
1Ne,cs from North Carolina. The .i.'st
is fromBishop Lyman AID is as follows:
Deor Sir: AS regards Mr.. Clcve-
land, although in former times | was
an old-time Whig, l can thorrl ally
support his policy. / think him iru Y
honest and one who desires to /
vance the best interests Of the ,ois
couatry. He is very popular j" mi
State, and is gaining every da- a..
the confidence of tae people. IL.
civil service policy strikes me as rhoI
| oughly sound, auI believe he mo
| WINES the true inyr rests Of the cam
try than mere parry ascendency. /
| doubt it any man can be found 'vfls
| womb HI tne prS5lleuLldl Clail III IL
more honest, manly and high-toned
spirit. The country ought to b. We
1y of mere political hacks, WHO .,re
ready to make everything zen
merely party tril nYns. l nave >rsy
time for hurried line in responss -
your letter.
Very respectfully yourf
| TREo. B. LYMA<
| Cullonbee, N. c., Sept. 80, 1881
Congressman Henderson, furnl .uss
the second letter i'll the folloril. Z
Words
Dear Sir; President Cleveland =
administration ofpublic affairs is gen
orally approved and commended by
all classes Of citizens in North Carol
ma. His policy has been emineas,F
conservative, wise aud just. II y .'rt
Carolina should be called upon ~ De
eide the question there would ne no
doubt about his triumphant rc-elec-
ton. Very respectfully,
JOIN S. HESDGEeoS.
Salisbury N. c., Sept. 80. 1887.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-10-20
The World "DO Acre.o

Col. Fred A. Cld8 writes from Raj
eigh &c the Wilmington Messenger:
"Major P. A. Wiley, we'll known
bank man of Durham, was here today
He says his people are proud of tnei.'
$500, 900 burden of railway subscrip-
ton. 1t does not rest heavily upon
them. and they feel that they VIII be
repaid manifold for their enterprise
and public spirit. So they will. A
Raleigh capitalist, who was never
known to "turn loose" rather laughed
at the Durham people, saying their
debts would swamp them, but he was
laughed at by the progressive Durham
banker. Raleigh has some old fogies
who could, without the least loss, be
swapped for yellow dog, and then
with equal advantage the latter could
be killed. Such men are draw
back to really progressive, earne;t and
liberal men, of whom this city furn-
ishes some good examples. Time,
which overcomes so many things, will
at last bowl over the old fogies, which
is one ofthe pleasant things To look
forward to-"
History repeats itself. In the sew
enteenth century Galileo advanced
the theory that the sun is immovable
in the centre of the world and the
earth revolves daily around it. For
SO holding and teaching he was
summoned to Rome, where the Sacred
College pronounced his theory "aD-
gurd in philosophy, and formally here
tical, because expressly contrary te
Holy Scriptures" Ard Galileo wa,
put in confinement and only escaped
the torture of the inquisition by re-
cantation.
Only two or three years ago Mr.
Walter II. Page wrote that thete are
''mummies" in North Carolina who
are a clog upon her prosperity. Fol
no writing he was attacked with unex
ampled ferceness and was practically
ostracised. Yet in this year of oul
Lord Col. Olds writes that there ar,
mummies in North Carolina and ever
! in Raleigh (only he calls them fogies
and for two whole weeks the state
ment has gone unchallenged-not ,
voice has been lifted to reprove hin
nor a pen to stab him.
Are there mummies in North Caro-
linSf Is Page the Galileo Of tn
nineteenth century IN. c. Ez.
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honor. The only young gentleman
Of the party was Mr.. Arch. Cheatham,
a graduate of Trinity College, who is
studying medicine at the University
of Maryland, Baltimore. It is exceed
ingly gratifying to see that more Of
our North Carolina youth are not sat
isfied with merely college course. but
are going to great literary and artistic
centres, and there by study and by
coming in contact with greater cur
rents of thought, to become broader
and stronger, and better able to mould
Alright the rising generation. But I
was about to drift away from what I
started out to tell-about our moon
light trip up the Bay. Our party soon
got well acquainted (as young people
generally viii, when untramelsed by
conventionality) and proceeded to be-
guile the hours.
MERRY EVENING.
Well seated on deck, we formed
ourselves into a kind OF glee club and
sang and chatted and made merry till
the chill night air drove US to our
apartments. Of course we let The
Old North State float on the hreezes
with patriotic JUNCTION comic songs,
such as "Dem Golden Slippers" in
terwoven with "Home, Sweet Home"
gave variety while dashing sailor
songs, such as Drifting With the
Tide" and "Nancy Lee" were sung
With the zest which our surrounding gs
we're suited to draw forth. But the
merry jest, the bright repartee, and
the perfect abandon in it all, carnot
be recorded here nor can / attempt
a description of the moonlight which
seemed to hirt with the few stray bits
Of cloud and then to pour down its
full glory upon the historic Chesa-
peake-for I know I should get my
adjectives fearfully confused and end
in sophomore gush. Let it be further
added, however, that, after a most el-
egant supper and merry evening
and a good nights sleep, We reached
here in safety in the early morning
and that the young ladies took the
train for New York, Mr. Chaetham
went to the Eutaw House, and your
correspondent was left in lonelin ess to
seek his own quarters. A. w. L.
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The Next House.

The Democrats hare 80 small ma
jority in the House of Representatives
of the Fiftieth Congress that theJ
cannot hope to control the House
without harmony among themselves
As the roll now stands there are 1855
Democrats, Isl Republicans, 4 Inde-
pendents, and vacancies. The Dem
ocrats hope to elect three out of the
four members to be chosen to fill va
cancies. but it is probable that some
of the Independents will act with the
Republicans.
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where's the CHESTNUT GonH9

Contracts are the order of the lay.
We contracted deep cold last week.
Our ol,tactory system is not at WORK
at present. Do you catarrh (cater> to
this p Webster's Weekly.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-10-20
VISIT THE CEDAR COVE NURSERIES,

WHICH are now, by odds the largest, best
w conducted and well stocked with the
most reliable fruits OF any nursery in the
State. Contain more acclimated varieties of
Apples. Peaches Pears Cherries, Grapes, and
all other fruits for orchard and garden plant
lnE. We have competition as to extent of
grounds and beautifully grown t1ees and vines
sf all durable ages and siaes. We can and will
please you stock. Your orders soil tied. Pri-
ees reasonable. Descriptive catalogue sent
free. Address, NV. Craft,
e-ll-6 SHORE, YADKIN Co.. n. q
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TOBACCO BOXES.

AM PREPARED TO FURNISH MANU-
i fscturers with all sizes of boxes at rock bot
tom prices. Consult me for estimates before
placing your contracts. R. T. DABBS.
June 16, IS87-tf
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After noting the signs of progress
in China, L closed the paragraph wir;-
this short sentence. "Truly tue dAJ
is dawning." Imagine my surprise
when I read "Truly, the dogis drown
ing."- Cor. Pacific Methodist.
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Score q Base Hit.

Query tor the press: Has North
Carolina more dogs than sheep f-Pro-
gressiue Farmer
Ifyou mean those four legged wooIv
bleaters, yes. But if you mean by
"sheep" timid legislators and scary
political bleaters, no. Durham PIa,st.
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HLom tie Durham. Plant.

AD.rhan,.... opin,e. of Foraker.
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Eff. STRICKLAND, M. D.
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